B P British Pride tanker 1942 Arctic Convoy PQ8

[MSea]

No close-ups -- you then see how bad it is.

[Kiteman]

c`mon Martin don`t be a spoilsport!

[Bigkev]

We don't want a close up of you Msea, just the Tanker please.

We all know how bad you look in daylight.

Bigkev

[Wizzel]

I'll show you my close ups if you show me yours - then you'll see how bad things are!!  Nice to see the progress last night.

[MSea]

Well back to the ships - paint on the wood deck, lifeboats  and rigging fitted. Now a coat of Klear and then on with the weathering.

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[MSea]

Oil tanks fitted to dock and a change in the mooring rings.

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[MSea]

First layer of filters on the ships hull. Next a coat of Klear and then some rust marks.

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[Kiteman]

Filters??? They look like paint streaks to me! But seriously....wowza Martin, excellent work!

[MSea]

Well base finished. Ship fitted to inner base and the first coat of paint on the sea.

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[MSea]

Well on with the crew and some figures in a small boat.  If I was Haddock I would be able to paint the faces with eyes and mouth - but its me so they will stay as a pink blob

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[MSea]

Crew back on board.

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[MSea]

Three men and a boat - or was that a film

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[Kiteman]

Now this is really taking shape, looking most excellent Martin, some good "atmosphere" here, can`t wait to see it in ist entirity.

[Wizzel]

Now it won the maritime trophy, you're going to have to post pictures of it!  Well done martin.  I love the bits of life you always manage to inject into your models.

[zak]

It looked great on the day, at the show, it had a certain life about it.
Well done.